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1、Unit1Passage1第1页到第3页DifferencesBetweenTwoKindsofYouth原版:ThetriptotheUnitedStateopenedmyeyestothefactthattherearealotofsimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.NowIwilltalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenthem.Thefirstdifferenceisinappearanc
2、e.GoingaroundintheU.S.,IfoundthatAmericanyouthdonotreallycareabouttheirappearance.Inthemorning,theychoosesomethingintheirclosetandwearitwithanotherthing,oftenofdifferentcolorsandstyles,withoutwonderingwhethertheirchoicesmakethemlookstrange.Thereasonbehindthi
3、sisthattheydon'tcarewhatpeoplelooklike,butarejustinterestedintheirideas.Ithinkit'sgreat,butitalsocausesproblems.Sincetheydon'tcareabouttheirappearance,theydon'treallycareabouttheirweight.Oftentheygetfatwithoutrealizingit.Therearedifferencesinrelationshipstoo
4、.WhentheAmericanyouthfallinlove,theydon'treallythinkofthefuture.Also,therearedifferencesintherulesconcerningbehaviorthatisallowed.Insomerespects,theFrencharemoreaccepting.Forexample,inAmericaitisgenerallyunacceptabletomakephysicaldisplayoflove.Lovers,actuall
5、y,can'tkissorholdeachothereverywheretheywant.Peoplethinkthatnotshowingloveinpublicplacesisawaytorespectothers.Onthecontrary,theFrenchyouthcandoalmosteverythingtheywant,andtheyareusuallymoreconcernedaboutthefutureoftherelationshipthanAmericanyouth.Withregardt
6、oothettypesofrelationships,therearealsobigdifferences.AmericansactdifferentlyfromFrenchpeopleinfrontofunknownpeople.WhenanAmericangirl,forexample,arrivesinfrontofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore,shewilltalkwiththem,tryingtocreateakindoftiebetweenherandthisnewcircl
7、eofpeople.TheFrenchgirlswilljustthinkaboutratherthanreallydothiskindofthingbecausetheyaretooshyandlackinginself-confidence.Tofinish,InoticedthatinAmericanclasses,whenpupilswanttosayorasksomething,theyjustdoit.Ingeneral,theydon'treallycarehowtheotherswilljudg
8、ethem.InFrance,it'snotthesamecase.Ifsomebodywantstoasksomething,he/shewillthinkaboutitbeforespeakingup.IappreciatethefreedominAmericans'behavior,ideas,andwaysofexpressingthemselves.1、Inthisartic